Basketball Recap: Brady Gartner's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mead over Yutan

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

01/10/25 vs Yutan	49-54
01/07/25 @ Cedar Bluffs	55-12
01/03/25 vs Palmyra	46-22
12/30/24 @ Osceola	79-70
12/28/24 @ Sutton	47-64

After flying high against Cedar Bluffs last Tuesday, Mead came back down to earth. The Mead Raiders took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yutan Chieftains. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Mead lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brady Gartner, who posted 15 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Tytus R Lee, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

Mead's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Yutan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.

Mead didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-20 victory against Falls City on the 11th. As for Yutan, they will head out to face off against Douglas County West at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas County West will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Yutan surely won't give up without a fight.